Human Rights Standards and the Responsibility of Transnational Corporations.

• Author: Addo, Michael K.
• Place / Publishing House: Boston : : BRILL,, 1999.; ©1999.
• Year of Publication: 1999
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (410 pages)

Table of Contents

• Intro
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Foreword
• Acknowledgements
• Notes on Contributors
• INTRODUCTION
• Human Rights and Transnational Corporations - an Introduction
• 1. Introduction
• 2. The Dynamic Character of the Corporate Enterprise
• 3. The Role of Law
• 4. The Responsibility of Private Corporations
• 5. Human Rights Standards and Corporations
• 6. Responsibilities in the Human Rights Context
• 6.2. Duty to Respect the Rights of Others
• 6.2. Duty Not to Impede Protection of Human Rights
• 6.3. Problems of Enforcement
• 7. The Exeter Conference
• 7.1. Organisation
• 7.2. Some Broad Lessons
• 7.3. The Follow Up
• Keynote Address: Crafting a Human Rights Agenda for Business
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Globalisation of the World Economy
• 3. The Human Rights Agenda
• POLICY ISSUES
• The Socially Responsible Company
• 1. Introduction
• 2. The Corporate Entity
• 3. The Limits of the Law
• 4. Conclusion
• How Principles Benefit the Bottom Line: The Experience of The Co-operative Bank
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Record of Leadership
• 3. The Ethical Standards
• 4. Conclusion
• Making Civil Regulation Work
• 1. Introduction
• 2. How Does Civil Regulation Work?
• 2.1. Adjusting Short Termism in the Financial Markets
• 2.2. Companies Adjusting to Financial Realities
• 3. So What Is Really Going On?
• 3.1. Leaders, Niche Players, and Followers
• 4. Conclusion - The Bottom Line
• The Corporate Transition to Sustainable Development
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Sustainable Development and Human Rights
• 3. The Role of Friends of the Earth
• 3.1. Political
• 3.2. Business Activities
• 3.3. Governance
• Recasting Corporate Policy for Human Rights Purposes
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Context
• 3. The Importance of Human Rights
• 4. Corporate Human Rights Policy
• REGULATION.
• The OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Features
• 3. Coverage
• 4. Implementation of the Guidelines
• 4.1. Institutional Set-up
• 4.2. Follow-up Procedures
• 5. Conclusions
• The Nature and Value of Internal Codes of Ethics
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Contexts
• 3. Codes of Ethics
• 4. Domestic versus International Considerations
• 5. Conclusions
• The European Union Code of Conduct on Arms Exports
• 1. Introduction
• 2. The Global Arms Export Market and the Call For Change
• 3. The EU's Role in Regulating Arms Exports
• 4. Key Features of the European Union Code of Conduct on Arms Exports
• 5. Conclusion
• Human Rights and the Regulation of Tourism
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Human Rights Abuses and Tourism
• 3. Codes of Conduct in the Tourism Industry
• 5. Conclusion
• Regulating Multinational Corporations in a World of Nation States
• 1. Introduction
• 2. A Framework for Regulation
• 3. Content of the Core Standards for Corporate Responsibility
• 4. Enforcing International Regulation
• 4.1. The Core Standards Commission
• 4.2. Regulation by Specialist International Bodies
• 4.3. Home Government Regulation - Action by Industrialised Countries
• 4.4. Host Government Regulation - Action by Third World Governments
• 4.5. Market Based Mechanisms
• APPLICATION
• The Responsibility of Parent Corporations for the Human Rights Violations of Their Subsidiaries
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Changing Views on Corporate Responsibility
• 3. Some Lessions I Have Learned
• 4. Anti-Bribery Law Has Modified Market Behavior
• 5. What Conclusions Do We Really Want to Draw from the Reach of Global Business?
• The Unveiling of Transnational Corporations
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Corporate Veil
• 3. Forum Non Conveniens
• 4. Thor Chemicals Holdings Ltd/Desmond Cowley
• 5. Rio Tinto PLC (RTP)
• 6. Cape PLC.
• 7. T&amp
• N/Ferodo
• 8. Conclusion
• A Practical Guide to Addressing Human Rights Concerns for Companies Operating Abroad
• 1. Introduction
• 2. The Scenario and the Four Approaches of Business
• 3. Laying Down the Minimum Standards
• 4. Determining the Scale and Focus of the Company Human Rights Policy
• 5. Human Rights Management Within the Company
• The Corporation as a Victim of Human Rights Violations
• 1. Introduction
• 2. The Rights of Corporations
• 3. The European Convention on Human Rights
• 4. Conclusions
• Strategies for the Application of Human Rights to Business
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Capacity Building at Management Executive Level
• 3. The Human Rights Strategy
• 3.1. Local Interested Parties
• 3.2. Implementation
• 3.2. Reporting
• Industry and Human Rights
• 1. Introduction
• 2. The Confederation of Danish Industries and Human Rights
• 3. Context and Consultation
• 4. Conclusions - CDI Today
• ISSUES OF DOCTRINE
• Human Rights and Company Law
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Labour Rights (Worker Participation) and Human Rights
• 3. Worker Participation in Human Rights Law
• 3.1. 1919 Constitution of the International Labour Organisation
• 3.2. The European Social Charter
• 3.3. The Charter of the Fundamental Social Rights of Workers
• 3.4. The Protocol on Social Policy
• 3.5. The European Directives
• Collective Redundancies, Acquired Rights, European Works Councils, Works Councils, Health and Safety
• 3.6. The Structural Proposals: SE and Fifth Directive
• 4. Coroporate Entity Theories
• 4.1. The Contractual Theories
• 4.2. The Communitaire Theories
• 4.3. Concession Theories
• 5. The Public Interest: The Right to Ensure that a Company is Properly Run
• 5.1. Shareholders as Guardians of the Public Interest
• 5.2. An Alternative Approach
• 6. Conclusion: The Crisis in Corporate Governance.
• Economic and Social Human Rights, Private Actors and International Obligations
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Current Legal Protection
• 3. Challenges to the Current Legal Protection
• 3.1. Ethical vs. Legal Standards
• 3.2. Move Forward
• 3.3. Possible Results
• 4. Conclusions
• The Legal Status of the Multinational Corporation Under International Law
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Ways in Which MNCs Affect Human Rights
• 3. Issues of Doctrine
• 3.1. Legal Personality in International Law: Classical Theory
• 3.2. Growing Diversity of International Legal Personality
• 3.3. Do MNCs Have Legal Personality?
• 4. Developments on the National Level
• 5. Concluding Observations
• GLOBALIZATION
• TNCs and Social Issues in the Developing World
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Oxfam's Role in the Debate on Business Ethics and Corporate Responsibility
• 2.1. Legal and Moral Responsibilities of TNCs
• 2.2. Codes of Conduct
• 2.3. Is there Common Ground?
• 3. NGO Expectations
• 4. Engagement in Practice?
• 4.1. Clothes Code Campaign
• 4.2. Ethical Trading Initiative
• 4.3. Extractive Industries
• 5. Conclusion
• Privatisation and Accountability: Developing Appropriate Institutions in Commonwealth Africa
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Offices of the Ombudsman
• 3. Developing Private Sector Offices of the Ombudsman
• 4. Establishing Human Rights Commissions
• 4.2. HRCs based on the Constitution or Domestic Legislation
• 4.2. Legislation Based on International Human Rights Instruments
• 4.3. "Quasi" Human Rights Commissions
• 5. Conclusions
• CASE STUDIES
• The Body shop and the Ogoni
• 1. Introduction
• 2. The Body Shop and the Ogoni Struggle
• 2.1. Phase One: Reactive
• 2.2. Phase Two: Pro-Active
• 2.3. Phase Three: Consolidation and Disengagement
• 3. Conclusion
• The Human Rights Implications of Zambia's Privatisation Programme
• 1. Introduction.
• 2. The Impetus Behind Privitisation
• 2.1. Key Factors Underlying Privatisation
• 2.2. World Bank Agenda for African Mining
• 3. The Zambian Context
• 4. The Chain of Responsibility
• 4.1. The World Bank and the Promotion of Rights
• 4.1. The Role of the IMF
• 4.3. The Role of the World Bank in the Privatisation Programme in Zambia
• 4.4. British Government Development Assistance to Zambia
• 5. Human Rights Implications of the Privatisation Programme in Zambia
• 5.1. Right to Participation
• 5.2. Right to Work and to Just and Favourable Conditions of Work
• 5.3. Right to an Adequate Standard of Living, Including the Right to Housing
• 6. Allocating Responsibility for Protecting Human Rights During Privatisation
• Ethical Standards and Principles of Sustainability
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Sustainability: Protecting the Rights of Future Generations
• 2.1. Principles 1 and 2: Substances from the Earth's Crust and Substances Produced by Society must not Systematically increase in the Ecosphere
• 2.2. Principle 3: The Physical Basis for Productivity and Diversity of Nature must not be Systematically Diminished
• 2.3. Principle 4: Resources must be used fairly and efficiently with respect to meeting human need
• 3. Achieving Sustainability: The Need for a Paradigm Shift in Ethics and Responsibilities
• 4. Conclusions
• Index.